Environment and Sustainable Development Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answer

1. The origins of chlorine and bromine compounds in stratosphere are ________

2. Thermal power plants emit large quantities of ________ which is a greenhouse gas.

3. Use of which of the following has resulted in a significant reduction in Delhi’s pollution?

4. In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone shield found?

5. Which of the following is a conventional source of energy

6. In India, the ________ of the Deccan Plateau is particularly suitable for the cultivation of cotton.

7. _______ emissions are the major contributors to air pollution in urban areas of India.

8. Which of the following is not a biotic element?

9. The CPCB has identified _______ categories of industries as significantly polluting

10. Global warming is caused due to increase in greenhouse gases through the burning of fossil fuels and ________

11. How many industrial categories have been identified as significantly polluting by the CPCB?

12. Which of the following is a consequence of ozone layer depletion?

13. Which of the following is the modern concept of development?

14. India alone accounts for nearly _____ percent of the world’s total iron-ore reserves

15. When was the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) set up?

16. Sunlight is an example of ______ elements

17. Which of the following is an impact of global warming?

18. Global warming is caused due to increase in greenhouse gases through the burning of fossil fuels and ________

19. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

20. ______ resources are those which get exhausted with extraction and use

21. ________ plants use the energy of such streams to move small turbines.